不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不定
búdìng
uncertain; unstable
Characters in this word
定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 山区天气不定，救援队必须随时调整行进路线。 Shānqū tiānqì búdìng, jiùyuán duì bìxū suíshí tiáozhěng xíngjìn lùxiàn. Mountain weather is unstable, so the rescue team must adjust its route at any time.
- 他的上班时间不定，有时早，有时很晚。 Tā de shàngbān shíjiān búdìng, yǒushí zǎo, yǒushí hěn wǎn. His working hours are irregular, sometimes early and sometimes very late.
- 这个周末去不去爬山还不定，要看天气。 Zhège zhōumò qù bú qù páshān hái búdìng, yào kàn tiānqì. It is still undecided whether we will go hiking this weekend; it depends on the weather.